Apple ID for iCloud on iPhone is obsolete

I just upgraded my iPhone 4S to iOS7.0.2. I changed my Apple ID a few months before when my email address changed. When looking under Settings > iTunes & App Store, my correct Apple ID shows. However, under Settings > iCloud, it shows my old Apple ID. It keeps asking me to sign in under the old ID, which is defunct. My account under Settings > iCloud shows the old account, but is greyed out. I've tried every password I can think that I ever had, but nothing works. I suspect it is because that old ID was changed to what I'm using now.
I saw several references and posts saying to delete the old account. When I try, it asks for my password. I use a company PC and even logged into my iCloud account there, which is of course under the new Apple ID. I've logged out of that account as well as my Apple ID account (one with the new email) and logged back in. But nothing seems to work.
I would just ignore it, but I keep getting iCloud notifications to log in on my iPhone. It doesn't let me select an account, just asks for my password to the old version.
Do I need to reset the phone to its factory settings?  Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in Advance,
bosteen

If the password for your old ID does not work when you try to delete the account and turn off Find My iPhone, go to https//appleid.apple.com, click Manage my Apple ID and sign in with your current iCloud ID.  Tap edit next to the primary email account, tap Edit, change it back to your old email address and save the change.  Then edit the name of the account to change it back to your old email address.  You can now use your current password to turn off Find My iPhone on your device, even though it prompts you for the password for your old account ID. Then go to Settings>iCloud, tap Delete Account and choose Delete from My iDevice when prompted (your iCloud data will still be in iCloud).  Next, go back to https//appleid.apple.com and change your primary email address and iCloud ID name back to the way it was.  Now you can go to Settings>iCloud and sign in with your current iCloud ID and password.

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